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gout

[gout] / gaʊt /


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The damp climate and the rigors of life on the march were tough for a man in his 60s who had long suffered from crippling gout and could often barely walk.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

The Welshman struggled with gout in his ankle all night in Nottingham, but while his walking was hampered his throw certainly was not.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

Crystalys, which is developing a treatment for gout, found replacements and disclosed a $205 million Series A round in September.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 15, 2026

To better understand what users are seeing, researchers searched for the term "gout" on TikTok's discover page and reviewed the first two hundred videos that appeared on December 5, 2024.

From Science Daily Jan. 9, 2026

Then Roy felt himself swaying and spinning as a brilliant gout of fireworks erupted inside his skull.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

Occasionally, its operators revved its engine until the tires burned out, which sent gouts of flame and plumes of foul white smoke into the scorching air to block our view of the Washington Monument.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

Outside St. James Cathedral, rain came down in gouts, spilling down the front steps and inside the vaulted sanctuary.

From Seattle Times Nov. 23, 2021

Forests fell to the mills that provided the first burst of manufacturing wealth in the 18th century and that produced gaping tracts that poured great gouts of mud into the river.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2019

Up close you see that the smudges are clusters of toy figures — tipped-over carts, fallen horses soldiers — stuck to the canvas surface with engulfing gouts of pigment.

From New York Times Sep. 27, 2018

Great gouts of smoke filled the air, acrid and choking.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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